1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated May 17, 2021Trends in Active-Duty Military Deaths Since 2006Summary of Deaths Between 2006 and 2021, a total of 18,571 active-duty personnel have died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. (Throughout this In Focus, the designation “active duty” refers to al
2、l active duty troops, including mobilized Reserve and Guard components.) Of those that died, 25% were killed while serving in OCO operationsprimarily within the territory of Iraq and Afghanistan. The remaining 75% died during operations classified in this In Focus as Non-Overseas Contingency Operati
3、ons, or Non-OCO. Figure 1 summarizes all service deaths since 2006. Figure 1. Active Duty Military Deaths Since 2006 Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), Defense Casualty Analysis System report provided to CRS, April 6, 2021. Note: Dataset for 2021 is incomplete.
4、Scope and References Section 101 of Title 10, United States Code, defines a contingency operation as any Secretary of Defense-designated military operation “in which members of the armed forces are or may become involved in military actions, operations, or hostilities against an enemy of the United
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